By Rupesh Dutta New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Leading gynaecologists have termed the government nod to the Surrogacy Regulation Bill, that bans commercial surrogacy, as a black day, and say it will lead to malpractices…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Salient features of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016, cleared by the Union cabinet on Wednesday: Who can go for surrogacy: Only Indian couples, who are legally married The couple must…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to the Surrogacy Regulation Bill, 2016, that seeks to prohibit “commercial surrogacy” and allow “ethical altruistic surrogacy” only to needy infertile married…
London, Aug 24 (IANS) Three Indian-origin Muslim siblings were allegedly ordered off the plane and interrogated by British police after fellow passengers accused them of being members of the Islamic State (IS) militant group, the…
Paris, Aug 24 (IANS) The French police fined a 34-year-old woman on a beach in the country’s Nice city as part of a controversial ban on burkini in the wake of recent terror attacks in…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee has greeted people on Janmashtami, conveying his “warm greetings and good wishes” here on Wednesday. “I convey warm greetings and good wishes to all my fellow countrymen…
Lucknow, Aug 24 (IANS) The popular light and sound show at the Lucknow Residency, which fell on bad times some six years back, is likely to be restarted soon, officials said here on Wednesday. Lucknow…
New York, Aug 24 (IANS) In an indication that efforts aimed at achieving sustainable development have started showing results, researchers have found that the global impact of human activities on the natural environment are expanding…
Berlin, Aug 24 (IANS) For the first time since the Cold War ended, the German government is advising citizens to stockpile food and water for use in a national emergency, a media report said. Some…
London, Aug 24 (IANS) The irrigation technology that served the Mayans well during periods of drought may have actually made their society more vulnerable to major catastrophes, new research has revealed. Something really drastic must…
Frosinone (Italy), Aug 23 (IANS/AKI) Police in southern Italy on Tuesday rescued a young Afghan refugee who had travelled for 400 km strapped to the undercarriage of an articulated truck. Police stopped the truck in…
Chandigarh, Aug 23 (IANS) To ensure basic courtesy to the common citizens approaching various organs of the government for individual or public matters, the Haryana government on Tuesday announced that directions have been issued that…
Chennai, Aug 23 (IANS) Leading jewellery chain NAC Jewellers on Tuesday decided to shower diamonds on Olympic medal winning shuttler P.V. Sindhu and wrestler Sakshi Malik as well as gymnast Dipa Karmakar for their great…
Gurgaon, Aug 23 (IANS) Residents of various colonies developed by private builders sat on a hunger strike here on Tuesday demanding takeover of builder licensed colonies by the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG). The residents…
Bangkok, Aug 23 (IANS) A Thai military court on Tuesday began the trial of two suspects arrested for planting a bomb in the Erawan shrine in the Bangkok that killed 20 persons and injured over…
Seoul, Aug 23 (IANS) The first case of cholera in the last 15-years has detected in South Korea, health authorities confirmed on Tuesday. A 59-year-old man from Gwangju city, about 270 km (168 miles) south…
By Saumya Tewari In the 2016 Rio Olympics, shuttler P.V. Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win a silver medal; Sakshi Malik the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal (bronze), gymnast Dipa…
Carpi (Italy), Aug 22 (IANS/AKI) An 83-year-old man on Monday allegedly shot his wife dead in northern Italy on Monday, telling police he killed her because he could no longer cope with her Alzheimer’s disease….
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Members of civil society groups on Monday urged the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to address the many “shortcomings” of the Transgender Bill, before passing it. Members of ‘Sangama’…
Gurgaon, Aug 22 (IANS) Smooth traffic movement can be seen on Gurgaon roads as traffic police challaned and fined over 55,000 vehicle owners for violating various traffic rules, the police said on Monday. Besides, the…